In this section we will briefly cover two other common and popular text editors available for HPCs and used in Linux Command Line Interface

Nano

GNU nano is a small and easy to use command line text editor. Besides basic text editing, nano offers features like undo/redo, syntax coloring, interactive search-and-replace, auto-indentation, line numbers, word completion, file locking, backup files, and internationalization support.

• Nano is terminal based and for use in command line.

• There are add-ons which allow it to be used in a GUI

• More information for using Nano on ARCC HPCs may be found here.

Emacs

Emacs is a portable platform for creating applications with a text user interface. It serves as a fully programmable text editor. Many users use Emacs in a variety of different ways.

• Emacs may be run in a command prompt (command line environment) or in a GUI.

• It can also be used as an IDE (Integrated Development Environment).

• More information for using Emacs on ARCC HPCs may be found here.

08.01 Next Steps

• vimtutor: Continue…

• Google: Many online tutorials:

  • LinuxFoundation: Vim 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Vim

  • OpenSource: Getting started with Vim: The basics

  • FreeCodeCamp: How to Use Vim – Tutorial for Beginners

  • OpenVim: Interactive Vim tutorial 

• Cheat Sheets: (find what works for you)

08.02 Further Trainings: UWYO LinkedIn

08.03 Summary

In this workshop we have:

• Introduced users, using the Linux command line environment, to text editors: Specifically vim.

• Demonstrated how to:

  • Open, edit, update, save and quit a text editor.

  • Use the keyboard and shortcuts to navigate around the text file.

  • Use the command line to search for terms within the text file.

Next Steps